1877-020: John B. Brittain & wife, etc. vs. Robert Day etc.
- Scope and content:
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Estate dispute regarding executor failing to deposit funds from proceeds of sales of enslaved people in the 1860s, as well as dispute over legal title to said enslaved people prior to their having been sold. Early deposition notes: “Henry is now in jail…it would be unsafe to release him before a sale as he might escape to a free state.” Prior suits from City of Richmond and Charles City County are included as exhibits. 1876 statement by Richmond City clerk references loss of papers from 1857 suite of Mary Jordan vs. Jordan etc. due to April 1865 fire, but there are some references to this case in these extant records.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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The Library of Virginia800 East Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Archives Reference ServicesEmail: archdesk@lva.virginia.govPhone: (804) 692-3888Web: www.lva.virginia.gov
- Parent restrictions:
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Chancery Causes 1770-1889 are currently closed for reformatting.
Chancery Causes 1890-1912 are indexed but not scanned. Contact Archives Research Services for availability.
Select Chancery Causes from 1913-1955 have been processed and indexed but not scanned. Contact Archives Research Services for availabilty.
Additional Chancery Causes from 1913-1965 are unprocessed. Contact Archives Research Services for availabililty.
- Parent terms of access:
- There are no restrictions.